Index: trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c	(revision 14699)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c	(revision 14717)
@@ -915,8 +915,4 @@
     if (!status) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -uri");
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (!uri) {
-        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-uri is required");
         return false;
     }
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/warptoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/warptoolConfig.c	(revision 14699)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/warptoolConfig.c	(revision 14717)
@@ -164,5 +164,5 @@
             "define tessellation ID (required)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(addwarpedArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-uri", 0,
-            "define URI of file (required)", 0);
+            "define URI of file", 0);
     psMetadataAddStr(addwarpedArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-path_base", 0,
             "define base output location (required)", 0);